dismember

Meanings

Verb

separate the limbs from the body
- "the tiger dismembered the tourist"
divide into pieces
- "our department was dismembered when our funding dried up"
To remove the limbs of.
To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French desmembrer, from des- (“de-”) + membre (“limb”) + -er (“verbal suffix”).

Synonyms

discerp, take apart

Scrabble Score: 16

dismember is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
dismember is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dismember is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

dismember is a valid Words With Friends word